History lesson: It’s been a turbulent last 20 years in American politics

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History lesson: It’s been a turbulent last 20 years in American politics

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Aug 23, 2019

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Leading up to the 2020 elections, Carrie Dann gives a brief history of the last 20 years of American politics, how many times control shifted between Democrats and Republicans and why that is.

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Aug 23, 2019

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History lesson: It’s been a turbulent last 20 years in American politics

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